Improved cloth and hat-brush



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Letters PatenNo. 95,244, dated September 28, 1869. Y

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The Schedule referred to in these` Letters Patent alud making part of the same.

To all when: et may conce/rn .i y y y Beit known that I, JOSEPH MARSHALL, of the city, county, and State ot' N ew Yorin-have invented a new and improved Cloth and Hat-Brush; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art toimake and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming. part of this specification, in` w-l 1ich i Figure lrepresents an' inverted plan view' of my improvedcloth and hat-Thrush.

I Figure 2 is a longitudinal section ofthe same.

Similarletters of reference indicate corresponding ".hisinvention relates to a new brush,which, when used on broadclotln silk, felt, and othjer fabric, will very thoroughly freethe same of all dust and other impnri y ties,- and imparta polish lto the surface to which it is applied. The invention consists in arranging a velvet, plush, or other cushion within .the bristles which form the outer` part 'of the brush'. l This cushion will anhin removing impurities, and will, at the same time, polish and lay the ibres of thc brushed surfac'e.` i

A, in the drawing, represents the back ofthe brush,

. made of wood or otherf suitable material, of suitable shape. r

On it are arranged the bristles a, a, in the ordinary` manner, but so as to leave an inner space in which a o block, B, is placed.

'lhis block may be made in two pieces, so that between them a plush or other velvet eovering,-b, may

be clamped, as indicated in fig. 2. It may, however, be of different construction, and springs or other elastic material may be interposed between it and the coveringsso that itwill form an elastic cushion of .greater or'less softness.

This block or cushion is, b viueans of screws," c, or otherwise, fastened to the back of the brush, and fills th space left between the bristles, so that it is entirely or partly surrounded by the same. It may be made adjustable by means of ythe screws c, so that it can have its surface brought in line with, or project-ing beyond the ends of the'bristles. i Thebrush is used like every ordinary brush.

i Having thus described my' invention,

Y I claim as new, and Adesire to secure by Lettersl 1a.t,entv A cloth or hat-brush, containing a cushion, B, which is entirely or -partly surrounded byl bristles, s'ubstan` tially as and for the purpose herein shownand4 de# scribed. i

The above specification of my invention signed by. me, this '16th day of July, 1869.

Witnesses: y JosnPH MARSHALL.

Guo. W.MAnEn, EDWARD MARTIN. 

